Ticks can transmit bacteria that cause Lyme disease. It is important to remove a tick if a person notices one on their body. Tick removal tools offer a convenient and cost-effective way of lowering ...

Ticks don’t merely insert their horrifying mouthparts into you; they dig their way in via flesh-ripping hooks and then anchor themselves with a proboscis that’s studded with barbs—the little jerks.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are ...

Spring may be the season for warming weather and blooming flowers, but that’s not all that emerges this time of year. Unfortunately, it’s also when ticks are extremely active, particularly in wooded ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

Ticks are tiny parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals. Adult ticks typically measure about 3 to 5 millimeters in length, based on their age, sex and species. Because of their small ...